An Soontae, Lee Hannah, Lee Jiyoon, Kang Seungmi
Department of Communication and Media, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Ewha Institute for Age Integration Research, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Death Stud. 2023;47(3):259-267. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2022.2051096. Epub 2022 Mar 25.
This study examined suicide stigma in relation to Korean cultural characteristics, such as Collectivism, Chemyon sensitivity (concern about losing a socially acceptable face), the tendency toward conformity, and the emphasis on the interdependent self. We found that these characteristics were connected to suicide stigma in Korea. Those with high Chemyon sensitivity tended to perceive that suicidal people were incompetent, immoral, selfish, and deviated from society. Conformity tendency was positively associated with five stigma factors: incompetence, glorification, immorality, selfishness, and social exclusion. Those who perceived themselves as interdependent tended to consider suicidal people incompetent, lacking morality, self-centered, and deviant.
本研究考察了与韩国文化特征相关的自杀污名，这些文化特征包括集体主义、面子敏感性（担心失去社会认可的面子）、从众倾向以及对相互依存自我的强调。我们发现这些特征与韩国的自杀污名有关。面子敏感性高的人往往认为自杀者没有能力、不道德、自私且偏离社会。从众倾向与五个污名因素呈正相关：无能力、美化、不道德、自私和社会排斥。那些认为自己相互依存的人往往认为自杀者没有能力、缺乏道德、以自我为中心且行为异常。
